20% of Kazakhs applied for Government's financial aid

12:04, 13.04.2020

20% of Kazakhs (3.7 million) have applied for financial aid offered by the Government of Kazakhstan amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The cabinet noted that about 1.8 million applications have already been approved, while 1,5 million declined.

The Government of Kazakhstan has offered to pay 42,500 tenge (about $100) per month to every citizen who loses their source of income during the emergency period.

The state of emergency in Kazakhstan declared on March 16 and is expected to last until the end of April.

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